Attachment for antiskid devices



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Patented Aug. 5, 1924.

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. .ATTACHMENT FOR ANTISKID DEVICES.

Application led December 11, 1928. Serial No. 679,923.

To all whom it mag concern; y

Be it known t at I, HERMAN F. C. SoHUL'rz, a citizen of the United States, residin at Youngstown, in the county vof Mahoning and State of Ohio, certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Antiskid Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to traction and nonskid devicesfor tires for automobile or vehicle wheels, and is designed more particularl to provide an adjustableellicient and su stantial method of securing the cross-section'traction or non-skid elements to the tires, or more properly speaking, to the holding rings disposed at opposite sides of the tire. Y

In'the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a partial side elevation or a tire, showing the application of In device;

Figure 2 is an en arged' cross-section on line 2-2 Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in section on line 3 3, Figure 2, showing in detail the construction of my device;

kFigure 4 is a pers ective view of the clamping member; an Figure 5 is a perspective view of 'a section of the holding ring, showing the opening 2.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts of the device throughout the various figures of the drawings.

T represents the tire, and 1-1 the holding rings disposed at the opposite sides thereof, and provided with a plurality of openings 2.

3 re resents the traction or-non-skid member, w 'ch may be of any desired type or design. Secured to the opposite ends of this member are the oppositely disposed extension bars or straps 4, each (provided with a plurality of openings 5, an as these straps are attached to the opposite rings in precisethe same manner further description in 6 represents the clamping member, having the oppositely disposed side flanges? adapted to slidingly engage the edges of the bars or straps 4, and carr ing on its inner end the transverse channe -shaped engaging element or cli 8. p

To attac the non-skid or traction member to the holdingl ring,'the bar or strap'4 is passed throu the o ening 2 in the holdmg ring l, a er whic the clamping memhave invented.

ber 6 is applied, with .the cross-engaging element 8 em racing the outer portion of the ring 1 adjacent the opening 2, as at 9, and is then secured to the strap 4 by means ofbolt 10 passing through the opening 11 in the clamping member and through the 'proper opening 5 in strap 4, and held in position by .nut 12.

It will be observed that bv this construction, a plurality of traction or non-skid members of any desired type may be securely attached to tires or rings of varying sizes, by using the proper opening 5 in the strap 4, and at the same time the inner portion of the ring l adjacent the ,opening 2 constitutes a holder or lock for nut 12.

I claim:

l. In a device of the character described, in combination with a tire, a pair of holding rings, eac-h provided with a plurality of openings and adapted to be disposed upon opposite sides of said tire, a plurality of cross-section members, each .of said members being provided at each end with an extension strap or bar adapted to engage an opening in said ring, 4a clamping member slidably engaging said extension bar, and provided at its inner end with a transverse clip element adapted to engage said holding ring, and means for holding said clamping member at any pre-determined point upon said bar.

2. In a device of the character described, in combination with a tire, a pair of holding rings, each provided with a plurality of openings and adapted to be disposed upon opposite sides of said tire, aplurality of cross-section members, each of said members being provided at each end with an eXtension strap or bar adapted to engage an opening -in said ring, and provided with one or more openings, a clamping member slidably engaging said extension bar, and provided at its inner end with a transverse clip element adapted to engage said holding ring, and means for holding said clamping member` at any pre-determined point upon sad bar.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN F. C. SCHULTZ. Witnesses:

O. Anny, Amon McGINN. 

